TIME IS RUNNING OUT
THE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES WERE GREAT WEREN'T THEY?
We had this fantastic new technology called the VCR and the trusty video camera.
And so many memories have been captured and stored on this format,not realising that 10-15
years down the track that they could end up like the picture below:
We had this fantastic new technology called the VCR and the trusty video camera.
And so many memories have been captured and stored on this format,not realising that 10-15
years down the track that they could end up like the picture below:
SO WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?
Most tapes from the 60's into the 90's are now starting to suffer from the "Sticky Tape Syndrome" or effects of hydrolysis. It is usually the predecessor to oxide shedding. As moisture infiltrates into the binder layer, it starts to both weaken & soften the binder, resulting in a sticky tape. If left to "run its course", Oxide shedding and DE-lamination of the binder will soon follow.
So in non technical terms your tapes could be nothing more than a mess that is beyond recovery.
But don't panic to much,this is not always the case...some tapes are still ok and can still be converted
to a digital format,although they may not come out in 1080 high definition,they will still be watchable and
the memories saved and the process of decay STOPPED!
So time is truly running out...don't put it off...act now!
Click here and find out how easy and cost effective it is for us to convert your old tapes to USB